T.rex:Never understood why people love Pennywise so much from an unwatchabley cheesy miniseries from the 1980's.

Because Pennywise was the one thing the mini-series got close to right. And you can't tell me that watching that movie as a kid in the 80s wouldn't have freaked you out a bit. Especially early on when he's in the sewer talking to Georgie.

Dingleberry Dickwad:T.rex: Never understood why people love Pennywise so much from an unwatchabley cheesy miniseries from the 1980's.

Because Pennywise was the one thing the mini-series got close to right. And you can't tell me that watching that movie as a kid in the 80s wouldn't have freaked you out a bit. Especially early on when he's in the sewer talking to Georgie.

/"We all float down here Georgie"

I was a kid, and i actually read the book prior when i was like 14 or 15 (yes, i was a nerd). To this day, its probably the longest book i've ever read. I didn't really imagine the clown looking like that, though i suppose they did the best they could, and i should stop being critical.

Itasha is, "I like this and I don't give a fark about what you think." It's letting your geek/freak flag fly.

Bōsōzoku is about daring you to question them on it. Japanese society is all about conforming without question and drawing as little attention to yourself as possible to avoid any situation where you might embarrass yourself, your company, or your family. In short, it's a very reserved/stifled society. Which is why when people break from it they crank it up to 11. But that's a different topic.

Bōsōzoku is about modifying cars specifically to be as flashy and attention grabbing as possible. The mods don't have to make sense. Some are done because they don't. It's about thumbing your nose at society and intentionally being a rebel. As such, many of the people involved in it are gangster types. The kind of reckless and dangerous person that you'd rather not piss off on a dark street. Well, it started that way but as with everything in the information age it's getting more watered down as people flock to things that they think are cool. Like tattoos here in the States.

Itasha is "Because why the fark not?" and Bōsōzoku is "Because fark you."